Figure wheeled toy.



6. w. BONTE. FIGURE WHEELED TOY. APPLICATION FILED FEB, 24, 19)]- 1,230,847. Patented June 26, 1917.

INVENTOR WITNESSES; I ea/yg Bowie fi By Attorneys,

j UNITED STATES IATENT OFFICE.

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FIGURE 'WHEEIiEn' TOY.

To all whom it may concern."

'l3e ita kn'own that rI,'; GEORGE W. BONTE, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing. lIL-the? borough. of; Manhattan. city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Figure Wheeled Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toys and particularly to wheeled balancing toys, and aims to produce a toy which shall be simple andinexpensive to produce and which shall simulate a bicycle and its rider in appearance. Desirable embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of a toy constructed according to my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a front view of another form of toy, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view of still another form on reduced scale.

According to my'invention a fi re A is mounted astride of a wheel B. 'Fl fe wheel B has an axleC and upon this axle the two legs D, E of the figure which extend down at each side of the wheel are pivotally mounted in such a manner that the figure may swing thereon. The legs are provided with feet F, G, and these feet are weighted and are located below the pivot C. They are rigidly connected to the legs D, E, and preferably are rigid therewith so that the Weight of the said feet will at all times maintain the figure in an upright position above the axle G. The wheel B will maintain its balance while the toy is being propelled, but so that it shall at all times remain in an upright position, Iprefer to form the same with a broad tread, as illustrated, whereby the toy is prevented from tipping over sidew1se.

The outline of the figure, together with the legs coming down at each side and extending below the axle of the wheel, cause the same to have a resemblance to a bicycle and its rider. It is desired that my improved toy shall have such a resemblance, and in order to increase this I form the said figure with considerable flatportions on its front and rear surfaces, which are adapted to receive delineations as shown and such delineations will obviously cause the figure to resemble a rider and will present a picture of those parts of the bicycle which are not Specification of Letters Patent. 7 P atentediIune 26,131 Application filed February 24,; 1917. -;Seria11$l'o.150;633.

i physicallyopresent.' I Innthe figures as illustrated; the, entire. frontand, rear surfaces {are madefiat, and this is the manner in which I p e at c nstru hee a -figures i will be.- s.een that the said figures contain a representation of the handle of the bicycle and of the paws of the rider resting thereon.

Preferably the figures for my improved toy will be constructed from sheets of material such as pasteboard, paperboard, thin wood,

etc., which will have a relatively slight thickness as shown in Fig. 2, and this is both for reasons of economy and also for the fact that such figures present the desired broad surfaces for ornamentation.

The feet may be formed integral with the legs of the figure, although this is not necessarily so, and in view of the increased dimensions which the feet may have, they may well be formed as separate pieces and rigidly connected to the body so as to cause the same to maintain the desired upright position. Either form of construction may be adopted, whichever is most economical and convenient. The feet are weighted in either form of construction. Additional weight may be afl'orded by separate weights I-I (Fig. 3) which may be of metal and may be situated in a recess in the feet, or may be attached tothe feet as by sewing or riveting, or in any other manner.

To aid the resemblance to a figure I may, if I desire, add to the fiat surfaces certain small objects such, for instance, as the necktie I or the bunch of cotton to represent a tail J for the rabbit shown in Fig. 1.

My invention lends itself to the representation of a large variety of figures as bicycle riders by reason of the surfaces which are presented for ornamentation; for instance, in Fig. 1 I have illustrated a rabbit; in Fig. 3 a bear, and in Fig. i a rabbit carrying a pinwheel. These are suflicient to illustrate the adaptability of the invention. The variety of figures which may be illustrated is very large.

I have illustrated and described the best manner of constructing my invention now known to me, but variations andmodifications therein may be made within the limits of the appended claims.

What I claim is:-

1. A toy comprising a wheel, an axle, a figure astride the wheel having legs on each side of the wheel and pivotally mounted on the axle, feet rigid with said legs and below the pivot; said feetw eighted whereby,

said figure is caused to maintain an upright posltlon, said figure having flat surfaces at front and rear adapted to IBCQlVfldGllIlBEL- 5 tion whereby the said toy is caused to ,,re-. v

10 ure astride the wheel having legs on each side of the wheel and pivotally mounted on the axle Weighted feet below the pivot and rigidly connectedtto the legs, whereby said figure is caused to maintain an upright position said figure having a portion of its 15 .front and rear surfaces flat and adapted GEORGE w. BONTE.

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